East Rutherford, NJ Population

Overview

9,918

Total Population

37.6

Median age

54.12%

Female population %

84.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

42.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,268

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

East Rutherford's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in East Rutherford is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
East Rutherford's population under 18 was 15.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
East Rutherford's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in East Rutherford, 14.10% were under the age of 15, 19.16% aged 15 to 29, 50.99% aged 30 to 64, 14.29% aged 65 to 84, and 1.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 818 more females than males in East Rutherford:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.12% females and 45.88% males in East Rutherford, NJ.
The East Rutherford, NJ gender ratio is 84.8:100 i.e. 84.8 men to 100 women (0.848).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 711.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 694.

East Rutherford's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of East Rutherford population: 69.58% are White, 6.63% are Black or African American, 15.22% are Asian, 0.50% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.02% are some other race and 4.03% are multiracial.
East Rutherford's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 1,268 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,65 (87.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in East Rutherford is White with a population of 6,901 (69.58% of the total population).

East Rutherford's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 10,397 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, East Rutherford's population increased by 195 (2.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, East Rutherford's population increased by 1,071 (12.00%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, East Rutherford's population was lowest in year 2003 at 8,682.